# Dolcetto (Tenuta Foresta)

> Red, Monferrato DOC Dolcetto by [Tenuta Foresta](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/vigna-foresta.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-foresta-dolcetto).

- **Producer:** Tenuta Foresta
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Monferrato DOC Dolcetto
- **Grape:** Dolcetto
- **Harvest:** End of August (2023 vintage).
- **Vineyard planting:** One of the estate's oldest vineyards, planted in 1978.
- **Vinification:** Early harvest and stainless steel tank only, no oak ageing. Alcohol 12.6% (2023).
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Deep purple, dry, fruity Dolcetto from an old estate vineyard, picked early and kept in steel for a fresh style with unexpectedly high acidity.

## Tasting notes

A bouquet of forest violets followed by a lot of black ripe fruits; fresh, with high acidity, low alcohol and some notable tannins.